Scottish CEDAW Shadow Report
4 July 2013
Published in June 2013, this Shadow Report was produced by the ‘Scottish CEDAW Shadow Report Forum’ – a partnership of women’s organisations from throughout Scotland.
Published in June 2013, this Shadow Report was produced by the ‘Scottish CEDAW Shadow Report Forum’ – a partnership of women’s organisations from throughout Scotland.
A campaign is calling for an independent inquiry into allegations that the Lawrence family were targeted by the Metropolitan Police in order to smear their reputation.
The consultation on ‘Transforming Legal Aid’ closed on 4 June 2013. EDF and many other organisations submitted responses and published briefings identifying their concerns about the planned changes.
Short guides on ‘Making an Effective Complaint to a Public Body’ and ‘An Introduction to Judicial Review’ were published by the Public Law Project in June 2013.
In June 2013, Working Families launched a new campaign to help parents of disabled children find and stay in work.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights published its Legislative Scrutiny of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on 14 June 2013.
In June 2013, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights published ‘Fundamental rights: challenges and achievements in 2012’ and ‘Fundamental rights: key legal and policy developments in 2012’.
An Early Day Motion on the Public Sector Equality Duty was tabled on 11 June by Sandra Osborne MP.
In June 2013, the International Development Committee published a report on ‘Violence Against Women and Girls’.
This report by the World Health Organization, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council was published in June 2013.